Even though she claims to be a good Christian girl and is now married, that did not stop Heidi Pratt (Montag) from The Hills from posing for Playboy. Although she doesn't appear nude in her cover or pictorial, her husband Spencer calls the photos "beautiful art." Heidi and Spencer claim that the pictures are high class and Spencer just raves about the way that Heidi looks. In fact the couple were so proud of the Playboy cover they brought a copy of the magazine to the premiere of G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra. The issue hits newsstands August 14th, which also happens to be Spencer's birthday.

Kelly Clarkson has come out in the new issue of SELF Magazine saying that her weight does fluctuate but she is fine with her weight and never had a problem with it. Well, it appears that SELF Magazine had a problem with it. If you compare pictures of the magazine cover with recent pictures of Clarkson performing on Good Morning America only a few weeks ago, there is a dramatic difference in the way that she looks. It looks like she had about 15-20 pounds Photoshopped off her for the cover of the magazine. SELF Editor-in-Chief Lucy Danziger says that they did touch up the pictures of Kelly but no more than what they do for other celebrity cover models. In a statement she says, "Kelly Clarkson exudes confidence, and is a great role model for women of all sizes and stages of their life. She works out and is strong and healthy, and our picture shows her confidence and beauty... We love this cover and we love Kelly Clarkson." I wonder what Kelly is thinking when she sees the pictures and how different she looks. Reminds me of the cover that Kate Winslet did for a magazine and they Photoshopped a good 15 pounds off her as well. If only Photoshop could be used in real life.

Sources:
www.usmagazine.com
www.foxnews.com

Singer Rihanna has apparently rekindled her romance with her beau Chris Brown. The two were spotted vacationing in Miami together, staying in Diddy's vacation home. They spent the weekend there and both have returned to Los Angeles. It has been reported that the couple got back together after an altercation they had that left Rihanna with scrapes and bruises. Rihanna was not spotted outside the Miami home, but Brown was seen water skiing close by. Chris Brown is scheduled to be arraigned this week for the altercation with Rihanna. This couple just needs to stay away from each other. Brown has said that he acted in self-defense and after seeing the pictures of Rihanna, these two will be better off just staying away. Why people get back together after these types of incidents leaves me puzzled.

First he was dating Lauren Conrad and then it was onto Amanda Bynes, now Doug Reinhardt is rumored to be dating Paris Hilton of all people. It seems like this minor league baseball player knows how to make his rounds in the young Hollywood scene. Doug and Paris were seen together at Teddy's in Los Angeles hanging out in the back corner and dancing together. According to a source, Doug introduced Paris as his girlfriend to his friends. This guy moves on pretty fast, and I have to say he definitely downgraded this time.

Britney Spears is going to be the newest face of Candies clothing and accessories. Past spokespeople for the brand include Hayden Panettiere and Kelly Clarkson. Britney said, "I'm so excited to be the face for Candies' Only at Kohl's." Her tour is starting this week and now she has another job with the Candies campaign. It may be too soon to say, but this looks like a good comeback for Britney Spears.

Sources:
www.people.com
www.justjared.com

Television star Beverly Mitchell married her longtime fiancé Michael Cameron last week in a ceremony in Italy. Among the guests was J*essica Biel*, her fellow "7th Heaven" co-star, and Justin Timberlake. Jessica Biel also served as one of Beverly's bridesmaids in the wedding. Mitchell and Cameron had been engaged since New Year's Eve 2006. Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake had been spending some extra time in Italy and now we know the reason why.

"American Idol" runner-up, David Archuleta will make his acting debut on the Nickelodeon show "iCarly." The basis of the "iCarly" show is about students at a high school and a girl named Carly who has her own web show. In the show, Archuleta will play a contestant in an American-Idol like competition called "America Sings." I'm not sure why American Idol contestants think that they can act also. Does anybody remember how bad Kelly Clarkson's and Justin Guarini's movie was?

Now that Yankee's player, Alex Rodriguez is legally divorced, he must not care about being seeing with Madonna. It was rumored back in the summer that Rodriguez and Madonna were having an affair, both of them cheating on their spouses. Only days later, Rodriguez's wife filed for divorce while Madonna denied any affair with Rodriguez. Well, now the two has been spotted out on the town together again. Madonna and Rodriguez ate dinner at Dos Caminos Third Avenue. A source tells Us Magazine that, "They seemed very close." You think that Madonna would steer clear of Rodriguez after having to deny having an affair with him, but to me something is definitely going on with these two.

Why do celebrities think they can get away without paying taxes? Racecar driver and "Dancing With The Stars" champion Helio Castroneves is facing tax evasion charges. It is alleged that he failed to pay more than $5 million over a four years to the IRS. How could you forget to pay taxes or think that they IRS wouldn't catch you not paying $5 million? Now, if it was $5, I don't think the IRS would even bother, but c'mon, $5 million?

Sources:
www.usmagazine.com
www.tmz.com